Redshirt senior Destiny Washington poured in a game-high 19 points as the FGCU women's basketball team (13-4, 4-0 A-SUN) won its fourth-straight game with a 69-46 victory over Kennesaw State (5-12, 1-3 A-SUN) on Saturday. With the win, the Eagles are now 23-2 against the Owls.
"We played a great third quarter to break open the game, and we had a good defensive effort" FGCU head coach Karl Smesko said. "Ty was outstanding, while Des and Lisa both had great games."
The victory was FGCU's fourth straight to open the calendar year, and the Eagles pushed their A-SUN regular season winning streak to 11 straight and 17 of the past 18. Of those 18, 10 have come on the road, including three this year. Furthermore, the Green and Blue has now won 112 of its past 116 regular season conference games dating back to 2011-12.
An 8-0 run to close the first half that featured a key 3-pointer from freshman Tanner Bryant gave FGCU a 14-point lead. The Eagles then put the game away with a dominant 22-5 third quarter. In those 10 minutes, the Green and Blue held Kennesaw State to a 1-for-12 performance from the field, and three of their points came from the foul line.
Meanwhile, redshirt senior Lisa Zderadicka led the offense with eight points in the frame, while redshirt sophomore Kerstie Phills hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute to give FGCU a 58-27 lead.
Washington finished 8-for-14 from the field, while adding eight rebounds and team-high three blocks. Over the past four games, the back-to-back reigning A-SUN newcomer of the week is averaging just under 15 points per contest with double-figures in each. Washington now has 901 and is 99 shy of reaching 1,000 career points
Zderadicka added 15 points for her third consecutive double-digit effort. She became the 21st player in program history to be perfect from the foul line (6-for-6) while attempting at least six shots, and she also added a team-high three assists. Zderadicka now has 955 career points and 45 shy of reaching 1,000 career points. In addition to her three assists, she now has 314 in her career.
Junior Tytionia Adderly produced nine points and 13 rebounds, while five other players had at least three points. Adderly's double-digit effort was her fifth-straight against Kennesaw State to open her career. With her 13 total rebounds, Adderly now has 698 (3rd all-time) and trails only Whitney Knight (735, 2nd all-time) and Sarah Hansen (887, all-time leader) while remaining two shy of reaching 700 career rebounds. With her nine rebounds on the offensive front, Adderly now has 289 career offensive rebounds and is 41 shy of passing Sarah Hansen (329, 2010-14) as the all-time leader while for her four defensive rebounds, she has 409 in her career as she passed Robyn Swain (404, 2002-14) for fifth all-time. She is 10 away from passing Adrianne McNally (418, 2006-10) for fourth all-time.
Redshirt junior Davion Wingate finished with seven points and two rebounds. Wingate's seven points put her at 747 in her career.
Defensively, FGCU held Kennesaw State to a 14-for-47 performance from the field, which is a season-low for field goals allowed, and the .298 field goal percentage for the Owls represents the lowest the Eagles have allowed against a Division-I opponent this year.
Up Next
FGCU will return home to host Lipscomb at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Fans are encouraged to wear blue.
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